DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
04/19/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 209 - SATURDAY, APRIL 19TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (4-14) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Montreal Expos (12-6) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2 6 0
Expos Edge Athletics, 2-1
Oakland pitcher Jamie Moyer gave the Expos all they could handle, but in the end, Montreal left Olympic Stadium with a 2-1 win. Moyer allowed 2 earned runs on 5 hits over 6 innings. Montreal reliever Kent Mercker picked up the win, bumping his record to 1-0. Jamie Moyer was collared with the loss. The Expos raised their record to 12-6.

In the bottom of the fifth inning with one out, Montreal shortstop Jose Hernandez hit a solo home run. It made the score 2-1, Expos. For the day, Hernandez was 1 for 3 with a home run.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said Montreal skipper David Polakoff.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .266 1 6
J. Olerud 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .232 3 11
J. Buhner RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .130 3 7
D. Justice LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .194 1 3
G. Pena 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .180 3 8
B. Santiago C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .121 1 5
H. Perry 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .190 0 4
D. White CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .210 3 6
G. Litton SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .180 0 5
Totals 30 1 7 1 5 12 14      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Pena (2, 9th Inning off E. Correa, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Olerud (2, 3rd Inning off J. Lieber, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , H. Perry , G. Pena 2 , J. Olerud 2 , D. Justice , J. Buhner , D. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Pena , G. Litton , J. Buhner , D. White
GIDP: D. Justice
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Henderson (2) , D. White (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Otero CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .216 0 4
G. Jefferies RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .194 0 3
M. Williams 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214 5 9
R. Mondesi LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .183 4 11
J. Kent 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .220 3 9
M. Sweeney C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296 4 7
J. Jaha DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .353 0 4
L. Gomez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .357 6 12
J. Hernandez SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .327 4 8
Totals 29 2 6 2 2 7 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Hernandez (4, 5th Inning off J. Moyer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Otero , R. Mondesi 2 , J. Kent , J. Hernandez 4 , L. Gomez
2-out RBI: R. Mondesi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kent
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Jefferies (6)
CS: R. Otero (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kent-Hernandez-Williams)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Moyer L (0-3) 6.0 5 2 2 2 4 1 103 58 6.04   
T. Van Poppel 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 27 19 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Moyer 56
Batters Faced: J. Moyer 24, T. Van Poppel 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Moyer 7-6, T. Van Poppel 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Moyer 103-58, T. Van Poppel 27-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lieber 3.0 5 1 1 1 3 0 55 38 2.39   
K. Mercker W (1-0) 4.0 1 0 0 2 6 0 54 33 0.00   
E. Correa H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 30 14 2.40   
M. Jeffcoat SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lieber 45
Batters Faced: J. Lieber 13, K. Mercker 14, E. Correa 6, M. Jeffcoat 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lieber 3-1, K. Mercker 3-2, E. Correa 1-0, M. Jeffcoat 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lieber 55-38, K. Mercker 54-33, E. Correa 30-14, M. Jeffcoat 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Mercker 1-1 , M. Jeffcoat 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jamie Moyer
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 30745
Special Notes: SP Jon Lieber was injured while pitching.
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